Wall decoration

ABSTRACT

A wall decoration providing a plurality of frames and spacers to be adhesively attached to a wall, and defining spaced openings in and between the frames for decorative blocks to be inserted in the openings and adhesively secured to the wall; covering strips are secured to the frames around the blocks.

United States Patent Harold C. Johnson [72] Inventor 6 Stanley Road, East Brunswick, NJ. 08816 21 Appl. No. 822,130 [22] Filed May 6, 1969 [45] Patented July 27, 1971 [54] WALL DECORATION 1 Claim, 8 Drawing Figs.

[52] US. Cl .1 52/390, 52/314 [51] Int. Cl ..E04d 13/08 [50] Field of Search 52/390, 391, 384-387, 314, 747, 309, 477, 285, 479, 495

' [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 948,752 2/1910 Wightman 52/314 Beneventom, 52/477 Mattes 52/385 Cable .52/385 Polis 52/387 x Levine 52/495 Primary Examiner-John E. Murtagh An0meyPopper, Bain, Bobis & Gilfillan ABSTRACT: A wall decoration providing a plurality of frames and spacers to be adhesively attached to a wall, and defining spaced openings in and between the frames for decorative blocks to be inserted in the openings and adhesively secured to the wall; covering strips are secured to the frames around the blocks.

WALL DECORATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field oflnvention This invention relates generally to wall decoration, and particularly to decorative blocks and frames to be applied to walls.

2. Prior Art Paint and wallpaper in rolls are common means of decorating walls. lndividual pieces of varying size and position are difficult to apply to walls with precision, so as to attain a symmetrical, uniform effect. Wall omamentation is usually permanent, and must be totally removed to be changed.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION N It is an object and advantage of the present inventionthat it can be easily applied. Block portions, although adhesively secured, can be held by a nonsetting adhesive, so that the blocks may be removed and substituted by other ornamental blocks. It has been found that adhesive frames with blockshaped openings can be applied to walls so that a great variety of ornamental effects are attained by inserting (and exchanging) blocks applied to the openings.

THE DRAWINGS These objects and advantages as well as other objects and advantages may be attained by the device shown by way of ii lustration in the drawings in which H0. 1 is anend elevational view of the frame;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the frame;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a pair of frames applied to a wall with blocks and strips applied and partly exploded away;

. FIG. 4 is an elevational view of a short frame bar;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of a block before insertion in the frame;

FIG.6 is a view of a horizontal filler strip before it is. applied to the frame;

FIG. 7 is a view of a short vertical filler strip before it is applied to a vertical spacer; and

FIG. 8 is a view of a vertical spacer with a filler strip applied and partly exploded away.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings in detail, there is provided a frame It. This frame is to be attached to another surface such as a vertical wall. An adhesive may be applied to the back of the frame II, when ready for use, for the frame may be manufactured with an adhesive coating on the back and a protective peel strip, that may be removed to disclose the adhesive coating. The frame may be made of rather thin cardboard stock, wood, plastic, or metal as long as such material has reasonable rigidity.

The frame II is covered by horizontal filler strips 14. These filler strips may be relatively thin, as in the case of sheet material (0.001 inch) or rather thick (0.25 inch), but in any event, less thick than blocks 13 which are to be inserted in the openings 12 in the frame 11. The strips 14 are long and are adhesively secured to the frame 11 so as to completely cover the horizontal portions 16 of the frame 11. These are also provided short vertical filler strips to cover the vertical portions of the frame 11. These strips 14, 15 surround the openings 12. The strips 14, 15 may be made of any material such as cork, plastic, bright metal foil, or a material simulating the appearance of mortar. The frame 11 has a plurality of openings 12 dimensioned to receive blocks 13. These blocks 13 are chosen for their ornamental effect and may be made of plastic, cork, flocked cardboard, or indeed any material that will impart an ornamental appearance. Thus, the blocks may be made to simulate in appearance, terrazzo, plaster, brick, marble, parquet, velvet, or any of the numerous ornamental delineated by velvet strips 14, I5; gold'finish blocks 13,

delineated by silver foil strips 14, 15; antique mirror blocks, delineated by brassy strips l4, 15.

Having supplied one course of framesll, a second and third course may be added by the use of vertical spacers 18. The vertical spacer 18 is a strip of frame material 19 over which a vertical short filler strip 20 is applied by an adhesive. This filler strip 20 in the vertical space, is covered with the same material that covers the vertical portions 17 of the frame 11. The ends 2] of the vertical spacer 18 are not, however, completely covered by the filler strips 20, so that they can fit into the notches 22 of the frame 11 and lie under horizontal filler strips 14 that cover the frame. The filler strip 20 will match the filler strip 14. In case horizontal extension of a frame I1 is required wherein another frame would be too long, a short frame bar 10 is provided with the usual cover strip 14. The opposite end 21 of the vertical spacers 19 will fit into the notches 22 of the next (above or below) frame 11, and will definespaces 23 for blocks 13 between the frames.

By the application of frame 11 after frame 11 to a wall surface, spacing the frames apart by vertical spacers l8 (which also have an adhesive back), blocks 13 may be applied to an entire wall surface. It is thus possible to supply a complete wall kit for the do-it-yourself trade, or a wide assortment of materials to the professional painter, paperhanger, or decorator, enabling unique varieties of wall decor.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illustrate an embodiment of the invention. The component parts have been shown and described. They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantially similar function; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for the said components and may have actually been known or invented before the present invention.

lclaim:

l. A wall decoration comprising a. a frame having a plurality of openings therein,

b. blocks of the same dimension as the openings and positioned therein for engagement with a wall to which the frame is secured,

c. a filler strip attached to and covering at least a portion of the frame surrounding the blocks,

d. an adhesive material applied to the back of the blocks, and also to the back of the frame whereby to secure them to a wall surface,

e. a simulative brick surface on the blocks,

f. a simulative mortar surface on the strips,

g. a plurality of notches in the frame on the upper and lower edges thereof,

it. a plurality of vertical strips each having an end positioned in one of the notches in the frame,

i. a vertical filler strip attached to and covering a portion of the vertical strip,

j. a simulative mortar surface or the surface of the vertical filler strip,

k. a second frame disposed in spaced relation to the first frame,

I. a plurality of notches in the second frame,

m. the other ends of the vertical strips disposed in the corresponding notches in the second frame,

n. blocks of the same dimension as the openings in the second frame positioned therein for engagement with a wall to which the second frame is applied,

0. the other blocks and frame likewise being provided with a adhesive backing and attached to a wall surface,

p. the other frame similarly provided with a simulative brick surface on the blocks and a simulative mortar surface on the filler strip,

tending outwardly beyond them, t. the back of the frame and the back of the blocks lying disposed in generally the same plane. 

1. A wall decoration comprising a. a frame having a plurality of openings therein, b. blocks of the same dimension as the openings and positioned therein for engagement with a wall to which the frame is secured, c. a filler strip attached to and covering at least a portion of the frame surrounding the blocks, d. an adhesive material applied to the back of the blocks, and also to the back of the frame whereby to secure them to a wall surface, e. a simulative brick surface on the blocks, f. a simulative mortar surface on the strips, g. a plurality of notches in the frame on the upper and lower edges thereof, h. a plurality of vertical strips each having an end positioned in one of the notches in the frame, i. a vertical filler strip attached to and covering a portion of the vertical strip, j. a simulative mortar surface or the surface of the vertical filler strip, k. a second frame disposed in spaced relation to the first frame, l. a plurality of notches in the second frame, m. the other ends of the vertical strips disposed in the corresponding notches in the second frame, n. blocks of the same dimension as the openings in the second frame positioned therein for engagement with a walL to which the second frame is applied, o. the other blocks and frame likewise being provided with a adhesive backing and attached to a wall surface, p. the other frame similarly provided with a simulative brick surface on the blocks and a simulative mortar surface on the filler strip, q. the openings in the frames surrounding and intimately engaging the edges of the blocks, r. the frame being relatively thinner than the blocks s. the blocks being relatively thicker than the frame and extending outwardly beyond them, t. the back of the frame and the back of the blocks lying disposed in generally the same plane. 